Action for Neighbourhood Change (ANC) | Quartiers en essor
Organization with active projects in Surrey, (BC), Regina (SK), Thunder Bay (ON), Toronto (ON) and Halifax (NS), where it works with local residents, not-for-profit agencies and public and private sector partners, to develop creative locally-based solutions for sustainable community development and neighbourhood revitalization. Website
The initiative publishes research and several resources for free download in PDF format, including the following handbook titles:
1. Community Capacity Building Planning Resources for Neighbourhood Renewal (available in English and in French)
2. Governance and Leadership in Neighbourhood Development
3. Evaluation Which Promotes Continuous Learning and Improvement
4. A Guide to Neighbourhood Planning
Artists in Large Canadian Cities
Hill Strategies Research Inc. (March 2006). Statistical insights on the arts, Vol. 4 No. 4. Canada: Hill Strategies Research Inc. Document (PDF, 1.7MB)
Artists by Neighbourhood in Canada
Hill Strategies Research Inc. (October 2005). Statistical insights on the arts, Vol. 4 No. 2. Canada: Hill Strategies Research Inc. Document (PDF, 1.17MB)
Artists in Small and Rural Municipalities in Canada
Hill Strategies Research Inc. (February 2006). Statistical insights on the arts, Vol. 4 No. 3. Canada: Hill Strategies Research Inc. Document (PDF, 1.5MB)
Arts and culture in regeneration
International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies (IFACCA). (August 2006). D’Art Topics in Arts Policy, No. 25. Sydney, Australia: IFACCA. A review of international literature related to arts and culture in regeneration, presented at the World Summit on Arts asnd Culture held in NewcatleGateshead, England, in June 2006. Document (PDF, 240K)
Cultural Development Strategies and Urban Revitalization: A survey of US cities
Carl Grodach and Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris (2007). International Journal of Cultural Policy, Vol. 13, No. 4. Document (PDF, 120 KB)
Does Cultural Activity Make a Difference to Community Capacity? A key question addressed by the Small Towns: Big Picture project.
Rogers, Maureen and Spokes, Judy. Paper presented to the National Congress of Local Government Managers, July 2003. Published in Community Quarterly Vo 1 No 4. Document (PDF, 184 KB)
Edge Cities: Competitive and Collaborative Creative Economy Strategies for Surrey
(A White Paper for the Surrey Economic Summit Contributing to the Liveable Cities Theme) Murray, C. (August 31, 2008). Centre for Policy Studies on Culture and Communities, Simon Fraser University. Document (PDF, 1.7 MB)
Just and Vibrant Communities ... Through Culture
An excellent collection of papers and reports on the role of culture in urban and regional renewal from the Just and Vibrant Conference held in Queensland, Australia, July 2003. Weblink
One Vision, Many Voices: How to Build a Sustainable Rural Canada
Prepared by Western Sky Management Associates Inc. for the Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties, 2009. Recommendations from the National Symposium Rural Matters! Forging Healthy Canadian Communities. Document (PDF, 4 MB)
Picture This: Artists need a cheap place to work. But does this city really need more artists' lofts?
Portnoy, Jenna (January 26-February 1, 2006). Philadelphia City Paper. Weblink. "The model—artists move in, fix a place up and make it attractive to investors who inevitably price the artists out—is seen as so reliable that nonprofit real estate developers and community groups now look for ways to attract and retain artists in hopes of jumpstarting a neighborhood's economy... The painters, sculptors and dancers don't care much for the theory that they are harbingers of urban renewal, although according to economist Kevin Gillen they are 'canaries in the coal mine.' They just want to make art and live frugally."
Social Sustainability and the Art of Engagement—the Small Towns: Big Picture Experience
Maureen Rogers (La Trobe University, Australia). (April 2005).
Local Environment,
Vol. 10, No. 2, 109–124. USA: Routledge: Taylor & Francis Group Ltd.
Document (PDF, 168KB)
Strengthening Rural Economies through the Arts
NGA Center for Best Practices. Issue Brief - Executive Summary (2005). Document (PDF, 308 KB)
Come as You Are: Informal Arts Participation in Urban and Rural Communities
National Endowment for the Arts, March 2010. "Attendance at performing arts events and art museums is greater in urbanized areas. However, urban and rural residents generally participate in the "informal arts" (activities often unaffiliated with for-profit and nonprofit arts organizations) at similar rates." Document (PDF, 80KB)
Youth culture, nightlife & urban change project
Online research & case studies on youth culture, nightlife & urban change from the Department of Sociology, University of Newcastle upon Tyne. Examines economic impacts & development, youth development and noise/safety issues. Includes examples of municipal policies from 3 British cities regarding youth culture & nightlife, online articles, media coverage & releases and links to academic articles & ordering information for books. Weblink
